91 properties · Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt

Riverside Drive, Waiwhetū

Riverside Drive in Waiwhetū has 91 properties, valued by the council between $370,000 and $1,940,000 with a median of $730,000 (Waiwhetū: $730,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $712,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $830,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 153 Riverside Drive, at $890,000.

$730kmedian council valuation
$712kour median estimate
$830kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1930median year built
Lower HuttWaiwhetū ×Riverside Drive ×

91 properties on Riverside Drive, Waiwhetū

Highest and lowest on Riverside Drive

Highest-valued home150 Riverside Drive$1,940,000council valuation · 5 bed · 371 m² floor · 2,919 m² land
Lowest-valued home85B Riverside Drive$370,000council valuation · 448 m² land
Highest sale in 2026153 Riverside Drive$890,000sold 19 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 144 m² floor · 585 m² land

Property values on Riverside Drive

The council values Riverside Drive's 85 rated properties between $370,000 and $1,940,000. The middle half sit between about $656,000 and $829,000; the median is $730,000 and the mean $755,882.

Lowest: $370k$370kLowest10%: $500k20%: $640k20%30%: $672k40%: $700k40%Median: $730k60%: $750k60%70%: $816k80%: $842k80%90%: $930kHighest: $1.94m$1.94mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
16$500k0—
210$605k0—
346$715k1—
414$840k2—
5+5$1.01m0—

Council rating valuations: the council's figure for apportioning rates, not a market appraisal.

Riverside Drive compared with Waiwhetū

Riverside Drive's median council value is about the same as Waiwhetū's.

Riverside DriveWaiwhetūLower Hutt
Median council value$730k$730k$800k
Median sale, last 12 months$830k$720k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months3.3%3.1%1.5%
Time between sales5.5 yrs8.7 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section562 m²527 m²577 m²
Median year built193019501960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$6k

Riverside Drive house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2026 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $552k (3 sales)$552k20162017: $555k (7 sales)2018: $603k (11 sales)20182019: $712k (3 sales)2020: $523k (12 sales)20202021: $1.22m (5 sales)$1.22m2022: $897k (5 sales)20222023: $758k (3 sales)2024: $788k (8 sales)20242025: $708k (4 sales)2026: $860k (2 sales, this year so far)$860k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$860,000$7,240
20254$707,500$6,050
20248$788,000$6,612
20233$757,500$5,827
20225$897,000$7,475
20215$1,223,000$9,107
202012$522,500$9,009
20193$712,000$5,382
201811$602,750$4,692
20177$555,000$4,583
20163$552,000$4,091

Recent sales on Riverside Drive

The homes on Riverside Drive

Riverside Drive has 79 houses, 11 units and townhouses and 1 apartment. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (48%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11910s1920s: 8 (8 homes)1920s1930s: 40 (40 homes)401930s1940s: 5 (5 homes)1940s1950s: 10 (10 homes)1950s1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s2020s: 14 (14 homes)142020s

How long owners stay on Riverside Drive

Homes on Riverside Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.5 years (Waiwhetū: 8.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 18 resales in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Building and resource consents on Riverside Drive

6building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 85B Riverside Drive1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - new two storey dwg with internal access gge
  • 173 Riverside Drive1 Oct 2024 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - new ensuite to existing bdrm
  • 149 Riverside Drive1 Jan 2023 · Building consentRetrofit of dwg incorporating consent-able works that includes: new insulation, smoke detector layouts, bracing replaced on a no-worse basis, structural alterations to suit open plan living, level ent
  • 151 Riverside Drive1 Jul 2022 · Building consentHousing - alterations, new bath & tiled shower in main bathrm, install new separate toilet room & vanity
  • 57 Riverside Drive1 Jun 2022 · Building consentHousing � install a replacement fsf yunca monte euro woodburner on to tile hearth
  • 95 Riverside Drive20 Jun 2024 · Resource consentTwo lot subdivision and construction of two dwellings
  • 13 Riverside Drive15 Feb 2024 · Resource consentTwo lot subdivision and associated land use
  • 146 Riverside Drive7 Feb 2023 · Resource consentCross-lease update

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Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.